蝦碌

Chinese

		shrimp; prawn	laborious; small stone; to record laborious; small stone; to record; to tape; to write down; to hire; to employ
trad. (蝦碌)		蝦	碌
simp. (虾碌)		虾	碌
alternative forms		蝦轆／虾辘

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ luk¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa¹ luk¹
    • Yale: hā lūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹ luk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha¹ lug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː⁵⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

Etymology 1

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from hard luck.

Noun

蝦碌

1. (Cantonese) gaffe; blooper; mistake; bungle

Adjective

蝦碌

1. (Cantonese) bungled; botched

   蝦碌片／虾碌片 [Cantonese]  ―  haa¹ luk¹ pin^3-2 [Jyutping]  ―  blooper

   蝦碌鏡頭／虾碌镜头 [Cantonese]  ―  haa¹ luk¹ geng³ tau⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  gag reel

Verb

蝦碌

1. (Cantonese) to make an unintentional mistake; to botch up

Etymology 2

Literal character interpretation of Etymology 1, from 蝦／虾 (haa1, “prawn”) + 轆／辘 (luk1, “wheel; long cylindrical object”).

Noun

蝦碌

1. (Cantonese) prawn with shell

   茄汁蝦碌／茄汁虾碌 [Cantonese]  ―  ke^4-2 zap¹ haa¹ luk¹ [Jyutping]  ―  fried prawns in tomato sauce